Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mongolia

Mongolia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 35.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
35.1%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
21st
of 27 countries
All-time high
41.6%
in 2013
All-time low
29.8%
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mongolia, 2008–2018

0102030402008201320182008: 30.32009: 29.82010: 33.32011: 38.82012: 39.42013: 41.62014: 35.42015: 35.32016: 33.12017: 372018: 35.1

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 35.1% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in 2018.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mongolia peaked at 41.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2009.

That places Mongolia 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male in Mongolia, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 30.3%
2009 29.8% -1.5%
2010 33.3% +11.6%
2011 38.8% +16.8%
2012 39.4% +1.3%
2013 41.6% +5.8%
2014 35.4% -15.1%
2015 35.3% -0.2%
2016 33.1% -6.2%
2017 37.0% +11.8%
2018 35.1% -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.0% 29.8% 30.3% 2
2010s 36.6% 33.1% 41.6% 9

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 18 Panama 44.9% compare
  2. 19 Namibia 43.4% compare
  3. 20 Brazil 39.4% compare
  4. 22 South Africa 33.6% compare
  5. 23 Costa Rica 31.5% compare
  6. 24 Armenia 29.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mongolia?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mongolia was 35.1% in 2018, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2009.
How does Mongolia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Mongolia ranks 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of non-agriculture (male) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.